Chapter 285 Raising The Flag! Sending A Ring! A Dynasty Is Established!
In the first game of the opener, this time Stern finally let James go.
The Celtics’ opponent was replaced by the Knicks.
In terms of gimmicks, Yao Sha and Yao Mai are actually better gimmicks.
But Stern couldn’t stand it, so he directly arranged the showdown to the Christmas battle.
Even insane, the same partition.
Before Christmas, neither the Sixers nor the Knicks had any regular season games.
It can be said that the appetite of the fans is enough.
The other groups of matchups are the Lakers vs. the Celtics.
Suns vs. Spurs.
Mavericks vs. Cavaliers.
The grievances of the two giants of yellow and green, the shopping of the playoff opponents…
It can be said that Stern has taken the ratings clearly.
And in the Celtics training camp.
As Gu Yu expected, the Celtics’ offseason is basically a failure of size management.
If only some players fail to manage their stature, it may not matter.
But only a few statures are managed successfully, and that’s the big problem.
It is rare for Rivers to get angry directly.
“What are the Celtics looking for!?”
“champion!”
“I don’t see any championship heart in you guys!”
“Do you think that the establishment of the dynasty is complete, it is already satisfied!?”
“I tell you…”
Seeing that Rivers became more and more excited, Pierce finally came forward.
“Doug, calm down, you have to believe, we are the strongest! 35
“I admit, we did slack off a bit in the offseason, but it doesn’t matter.
“We are the strongest team in history, we just need to get back to form, whether it’s Allen, Steve, or Kobe, they can’t beat us!
Pierce is the soul of the Celtics after all.
Rivers also had to give Pierce a bit of a pat on the back.
Gu Yu, who sees all this in his eyes, can only hope that it is just as Pierce said.
The Celtics will slowly get back to their state!
Fifteen days of restorative training soon ended.
Then comes the preseason.
This preseason is the first time that Gu Yu has come to the Celtics.
The main players played more than 20 minutes of preseason games.
Pierce, Tony and others, although the state may not return to the peak of last season.
But after all, it is the main force of the championship team.
Even if he is only 70% to 80% skilled, it is enough to easily defeat his opponents in the preseason.
The Celtics easily won their five-game winning streak in the preseason.
Celtics fans, directly chanted the championship!
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Gu Yu knew very well that the Celtics had not regained their former heyday.
October 30.
North Shore Gardens.
Today is not just the opening game of the NBA, it is the moment when the Celtics raise the flag and present the championship ring.
This championship ring not only symbolizes the establishment of a dynasty by the Celtics to rule the NBA.
It is especially for the cardinal, so it has an extraordinary meaning.
Therefore, there are many Celtic celebrities at the North Shore Garden scene today.
‘Lord of the Rings’ Bill Russell, ‘Chief’ Parish, K.C. Jones…
With the live DJ, the piercing voice sounded, the Celtics players began to enter.
“North Shore Gardens fans!”
“Let’s welcome our championship players with the warmest applause and cheers! 99
“First off, it’s No. 9 from the University of Kentucky!
“Rajon! Rondo!”
With the appearance of the guide of Long, the North Shore Garden was instantly filled with cheers!
Then Tony, Shane, Okur, Pierce and others appeared one by one.
Finally it’s Gu Yu’s turn!
“Ladies! Gentlemen! Let’s continue with the warmest applause and cheers!””
“Welcome! No. 25 from the Oklahoma Cowboys!”
“Three-time champion!
“Three-time Finals FMVP!
“Two-time regular season MVP!
“One DPOY!
“One-time scoring champion!”
“One-time assist king! 99
“Three-time All-Star!
“Gu!!! Yu!!!
With the appearance of Gu Yu, the atmosphere of the North Shore Gardens reached its peak in an instant.
The shark on the sidelines saw this scene, and his eyes were full of emotion.
he used to be.
Also so dazzling…
After Gu Yu and others appeared, it was time to present the championship ring.
This championship ring is quite different from the previous championship rings.
In the center of the ring is the Celtics’ logo, the clover.
Above the clover, there are four rows of numbers.
4-04-0, 4-2, 4-2.
These four lines of numbers are exactly the record of the Celtics in the playoffs.
The inside of the ring is also engraved with the jersey numbers of various players.
Barnes, who was traded away in the middle of last season, and Webber, Boris Diaw, Leon Powe and others who left at the end of the season.
All of them have championship rings, but several people have chosen to have the team mail the championship rings to them.
Looking at the court, the Celtics generals stepped forward one by one to receive the championship ring.
Tracy McGrady on the sidelines, his eyes are full of envy and desire for the championship ring!
Larry Hughes on the side was full of envy in his voice.
“When can I have a championship ring? 35
Sharks heard Larry Hughes’ words, and at this time also played their responsibilities as the boss.
“Larry, you have to have confidence in yourself, we can definitely win the championship together! 35
“However, the championship will always be the championship before it falls. If we want to win the championship, we must first defeat the Celtics!”
“Beat the Celtics…
Just when the Sharks instilled in their teammates that they should beat the Celtics.
Gu Yu also received his own championship ring.
Looking at the championship ring in his hand, Gu Yu was also very emotional.
For the first three seasons of his career, he has no regrets.
As far as the current honor is concerned, Gu Yu has surpassed many NBA legends such as the Sharks.
Even if they retire in situ, they are the top ten players in NBA history.
After the championship ring was awarded, all the fans in the North Shore Garden watched.
Celtics’ 19th championship flag slowly lifted into the air!
At this time, Director Zhang, who was in charge of the commentary, also sighed with emotion.
“The championship flag was slowly lifted into the air, and the cameras on the scene were also switching back and forth between Oba and Shark!
“It makes people feel that the NBA is the end of an era!”
“Sharks are indeed getting old, but looking at Sharks off-season, he is obviously not convinced.
“I think in the next game, Shark will definitely show his determination!
After the flag-raising ceremony, the game is about to begin.
The Celtics’ starting lineup: center Okur, power forward Aldridge, small forward Pierce, shooting guard Junzi Lei, and point guard Gu Yu.
The Knicks’ starting lineup: center Shark, power forward Troy Murphy, small forward Michael Pietrus, shooting guard McGrady, point guard Larry Hughes.
beep!
As the referee’s whistle sounded, Okur jumped the ball successfully and the game officially started.
Michael. Pietrus although the defense is excellent, but only 1.98 meters tall.
Not to mention Larry Hughes, who is only 1.96 meters tall.
Troy. Murphy as a 587 white power forward, defense is indeed very general.
Therefore, the task of defending Gu Yu.
Leave it to Maddie!
McGrady’s defense, can only say that attitude and physical fitness are his big problems.
In fact, McGrady during the Raptors period was a typical defensive player.
The defensive end can be said to be conscientious, good at using his height and wingspan to interfere with opponents, coupled with top-level physical talent, averaging 1.9 blocks per game in the 2000 season.
To be clear, McGrady is a perimeter player!
During the Rockets period, he and Dayao were the only team scoring points, plus McGrady’s physical fitness was not very good.
Therefore, McGrady put his energy directly on the offensive end.
But the Knicks are different.
Someone the Knicks can handle the ball.
Too much!
Sharks, Larry Hughes, plus Crawford on the bench.
In addition, there are David Lee, Wilson Chandler, Nate Robinson and others on the bench.
It can be said that the strength of this Knicks is more than one grade stronger than that of the Rockets!
The Smiling Assassin is also aware of Maddie’s problems.
If you let McGrady just attack for 40 minutes.
He prefers to let McGrady play both offense and defense for 30 minutes.
Today’s McGrady is in a state of taking into account both offense and defense!
McGrady’s height of 2.03 meters, coupled with his excellent wingspan, can indeed interfere with Gu Yu.
When Gu Yu held the ball at the top of the arc to organize the attack, McGrady stepped forward and started death coiling, not giving Gu Yu the opportunity to pass the ball easily.
Okur tried to pull the Sharks out of the paint, but the Knicks switched quickly.
Troy Murphy directly defended Okur and did not give Okur a chance to catch the ball.
The Sharks tangled with Aldridge in the post.
Under the pursuit of Larry Hughes, Junzilei did not run out of the vacancy.
Aldridge accelerated to the mid-range at this time and reached out to Gu Yu for the ball.